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Etymological Dictionary of Arabic
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ŠṬRNǦ شطرنج 
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√ŠṬRNǦ 
“root” 
▪ ŠṬRNǦ_1 ‘chess’ ↗šaṭranǧ 
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▪ See šaṭranǧ. 
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šaṭranǧ , var. šiṭranǧ شَطْرَنْج 
ID … • Sw – • BP – • APD … • © SG | 15Feb2021
√ŠṬRNǦ 
n. 
chess – WehrCowan1976 
▪ Rolland2014: from Phlv čatrang ‘chess’, from Skr caturaŋga ‘the four army corps’, lit. ‘the four members’, from IE *kʷetwer‑ ‘four’ + *ank‑ ‘courbe, recourbé’
▪ Nişanyan_03Apr2015: (Tu satranç, from) Ar šaṭranǧ, from mPers čatrang, from Skr चतुर्ङ्ग cáturaṅga ‘four wings/columns (of an army)’, the army consisting of four elements, composed of Skr cátur ‘four’ + Skr aṅgam ‘arm, member’ 
▪ Earliest attestation in HDAL 660 AD (ʕAlī b. ʔAbī Ṭālib, in Sunan al-Bayhaqī) 
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▪ Tu 1069 [Kutadgu Bilig] nard u šaṭranǧ bilir erse ‘if he knew tavla and chess’, 1680 [Meninski, Thesaurus] šaṭrenǧ vul. šatranǧ 
► lawḥaẗ al-šaṭranǧ, n.f., chessboard 
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